E-Resources on RD&PA

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1) ERIC (Education Resources Information Centre): Eric is free searchable database for the educational articles. It provides unlimited access to more than 1.2 million bibliographic records of journal articles and other education-related materials covering 1966 to the present, with partial free full text. URL: http://www.eric.ed.gov/

2) World Bank's Open Data Site: The World Bank's Open Data initiative is intended to provide all users with access to World Bank data. The data catalog is a listing of available World Bank datasets, including databases, pre-formatted tables and reports. URL: http://data.worldbank.org

3) Asia Regional Integration Center: It is searchable site set up by the Asian Development Bank to provide "an array of regularly updated information about the economic performance and prospects of 16 Asian nations." URL: http://aric.adb.org

7) Agriculture Network Information Center: Through AgNIC one can search the world of agriculture or stay up-to-date with the latest agricultural news and events taking place around the world. URL: http://www.agnic.org/

8) SAARC Documentation Centre (SDC): SDC acts as an effective information system for the SAARC member states. SDC acts as a repository of documents/reports produced in the region and on the region in scientific, technical, economical, industry-related and developmental matters. URL: http://www.sdc.gov.in/

14) UNICEF's childinfo: This website contains UNICEFâ€™s statistical information, including data used in The State of the Worldâ€™s Children and Progress for Children. URL: http://www.childinfo.org/

15) Millennium Development Goal Indicators: This site presents the official data, definitions, methodologies and sources for more than 60 indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. URL:http://mdgs.un.org/unsd/mdg/Default.aspx

16) Population Information Network (POPIN): POPIN strives to make international, regional and national population information, particularly information available from United Nations sources. URL: http://www.un.org/popin/

17) Population information online (POPLINE): POPLINE contains citations with abstracts to scientific articles, reports, books, and unpublished reports in the field of population, family planning, and related health issues. URL: http://www.popline.org/

18) Accessible Information on Development Activities (AIDA): It provides access to historical and current information on almost 500,000 activities of major international development donors and some civil society organizations and private foundations. URL: http://aiddata.org/content/index/data-search

19) RePEc(ResearchÂ Papers inÂ Economics): It is a collaborative effort of hundreds of volunteers inÂ 75 countriesÂ to enhance the dissemination of research in Economics and related sciences. For explore please visit

21) SASNET: Swedish South Asian Studies Network is a national network for research, education, and information about South Asia, based at Lund University. URL: http://www.sasnet.lu.se/sasnetf.html

22) DSAL: Digital South Asia Library is a project of the Center for Research Libraries, and provides digital materials for reference and research on South Asia to scholars, public officials, and other users. URL: http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference

24) Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. It provides access to all branches of knowledge concerning Bangladesh. URL: http://www.banglapedia.org/

25) Public Library of Science (PLoS): Public Library of Science (PLoS) is a nonprofitÂ publisher, membership,Â andÂ advocacy organizationÂ with a mission to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. URL: http://www.plos.org/

3) INASP Rural Development Directory: This Directory provides access to a wide range of information on rural development. It contains profiles of more than 450 international, regional and national networks and organisations around the globe,

8) Rural Finance Learning Centre (RFLC): This site site dedicated to providing access to materials for building capacity in the field of rural finance. URL: http://www.ruralfinance.org

9) Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI): Poverty measurement tool developed by Grameen Foundation for the microfinance industry to foster good practices for measuring the progress of individualsâ€™ movement across poverty lines. URL: http://www.progressoutofpoverty.org/

10) Livelihoods Connect: This site contains credible information on the application of livelihoods approaches to development, research, policy and practice. URL: http://www.eldis.org/go/livelihoods/

11) SciDev.Net: This site gives policymakers, researchers, the media and civil society information and a platform to explore how science and technology can reduce poverty, improve health and raise standards of living around the world.Â URL: http://www.scidev.net/en/

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